Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	humane_a	law_n	positive_a	2,470	5	10.9031	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29406	A Brief account of the nullity of King James's title and of the obligation of the present oaths of allegiance		1689 (1689)	Wing B4512; ESTC R21834	7,210	14

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